Democrats running from President Obama and Obamacare? Not. Even.Close. (PHOTOS)

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Republicans want you to believe that even Democrats are jumping ship in their support for President Obama and the Affordable Care Act. Unfortunately, the truth is getting in the way of this convenient (for them) meme. There was solid proof it overnight in Ann Arbor.

The last time President Obama came to Ann Arbor in January 2012, demand for tickets was huge with students lining up for them overnight.

Last night, students began filling the Union at about 7:30 p.m. in hopes of being among the first in line to receive a ticket. At 1 a.m., students were asked to leave the building before it officially closed to the public at 2 a.m. The crowd of people — which was estimated to be at 1,000 at the time — relocated to Regents Plaza and extended around the Cube and toward the Fleming Administration Building.

Tomorrow President Obama returns to the campus of the University of Michigan to deliver a speech about raising the minimum wage. Demand for tickets was just as high:

By 7 a.m. Tuesday, two hours before the University of Michigan began distributing a limited and undisclosed number of tickets, around 900 students had lined up for a chance to hear President Obama speak.

In fact, students began lining up last night well before midnight.

Here are some shots Anne took this morning just after the doors opened to distribute tickets.

This has led to a surge in popularity. A recent poll shows that those who approve of the ACA outnumber those who do not. Democrats, the group Republicans would have you believe are distancing themselves from the ACA and the President, give the ACA overwhelming support. 78 percent of them give it a thumbs up according to Gallup.

And let’s not forget, the Republicans have NOTHING to offer that will have the support the ACA has.

Make no mistake: Democrats are not abandoning President Obama or the Affordable Care Act. In fact, despite massive spending by the Koch brothers, Republicans, and conservative SuperPACs, approval is going up. If Republicans think they will win back the Senate by running against “Obamacare”, I have one thing to say:

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It’s not just the ACA that is popular; young people appreciate a president who works to avoid war and who wants them to earn a living wage because they really don’t want to live in their parents’ basements after graduation.

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Republicans already have the House; I think you mean to say that they think they’ll win the Senate. Unfortunately I think they will. ACA is not that popular. We need single payer. ACA is way too expensive for the middle class. The poor get subsidies and the rich don’t have to worry about it, but if I lose my insurance at work or lose my job, it will cost me 550 dollars/month for a policy that still isn’t nearly as good as I have now. I can’t afford that. I appreciate what the president tried to do with ACA, but I don’t think it was smart, either in practice or politically. I’m glad it’s helping the folks who are able to get insurance for the first time, but I think it’s going to hurt a lot of people in the middle class. Unfortunately those people vote more than the poor and the rich already vote Republican. And I’m fully aware that while I’m not that thrilled with the ACA, what Republicans have in mind will be worse AND we’ll lose more rights on top of it when they take their theocratic red state policies national.

Tony Trupiano is the host of the radio program, The Voice of the People, heard on blogtalkradio.com every Monday through Friday from 9 AM until Noon ET . He is the author of two books and he has been part of the progressive media landscape for 20-plus years. Known as "The Voice of Labor" and as an activist & advocate, Tony has no problem showing up for a good fight. Follow him on Twitter @tonytrupiano.